MPD: Midland man arrested on kidnapping charge

Published 11:09 am, Wednesday, February 20, 2013

A Midland Police Department squad car is seen in this undated file photo.

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MPD: Midland man arrested on kidnapping charge

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A Midland man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly beating up a man for more than 10 minutes at a local motel, according to his arrest affidavit.

Midland Police Department is working to obtain arrest warrants for two other men allegedly involved in the assault, said Sara Higgins, the city’s public information.

Enrique Subia, 33, is being held on a $100,000 bond for a first-degree felony charge of aggravated kidnapping with bodily injury or sexual abuse.

Police officers responded to an assault at about 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Metro Inn Motel in the 3700 block of West Wall Street.

A hotel employee told officers a man had been assaulted by several men in one of the hotel rooms.

The officers contacted the alleged victim, who had multiple injuries, including a swollen right eye, bloody nose and bruises on his head, neck chest and arms, according to the arrest report.

The alleged victim said he was walking to his room when Subia and two other men started making derogatory statements to him. He said the three men grabbed him while he was on the phone with his daughter, according to the report.

Subia allegedly pulled the victim's sweater over his head and dragged him to the ground. Subia then allegedly grabbed his feet while the other two men put the victim in a chokehold and dragged him into Subia’s room. The three men allegedly threw the victim into a corner of the room. Then Subia and one of the other men continuously punched him in the face and body for 10 to 20 minutes, according to the report.

The third man allegedly went into the bathroom to hide because he did not want to be involved in the assault, according to the arrest report.

The alleged victim, who said he was afraid of dying, escaped the room and fell down the second-story flight of stairs.

The officers found evidence that supported the alleged victim’s claims, including clothing and walls covered in blood, according to the report.

The officers found Subia, who appeared to be intoxicated, walking toward the motel from a nearby bar. Subia was arrested and Crime Scene Investigators noticed his right hand was swollen, which typically is consistent with being involved in a fight, according to the report.